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West University Place, TX

Demographic and economic profile of West University Place, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

14,907

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$250,001

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.6% since 2018

West University Place lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone10,898 (72.7%)
  • Asian Alone1,896 (12.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,116 (7.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races798 (5.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone228 (1.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone31 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish993
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)565
  3. 3.Other Indo-European513
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)186
  5. 5.Vietnamese107

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

31.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

52.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

16.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

412

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$143,437

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

2.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care1,845
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management1,333
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate871
  4. 4.Manufacturing350
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation320

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,294
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations708
  3. 3.Service Occupations396
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations173
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations34

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.19×)319
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 2.08×)871
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.72×)1,333
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.26×)1,845
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 0.86×)316

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$1,406,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$3,000/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

93.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,9991,578 (32.4%)
  • $1,500,000 to $1,999,9991,249 (25.6%)
  • $2,000,000 or more888 (18.2%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999503 (10.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999277 (5.7%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999204 (4.2%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

90.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

99.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$146,736

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.2 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

1.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,144 (65.9%)
  • Worked at Home1,410 (22.4%)
  • Carpooled463 (7.4%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other155 (2.5%)
  • Walked86 (1.4%)
  • Bicycle16 (0.3%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.